FLORIDA – The Department of Defense announced the death of a sailor who was supporting operations in the Red Sea on the Mayport-based guided-missile destroyer USS Mason.
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Aviation Machinist Mate 2nd Class Oriola Michael Aregbesola, 34, of Miramar, Florida, died March 20, as a result of a non-combat related incident, officials said.
The DOD said the incident is under investigation.
Aregbesola was assigned to USS Mason deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, as part of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group.